Inevitably, he has critics – some conservatives take issue with Damon's involvement in this contentious issue, and have attacked him for sending his daughters to private school.

"The private school that I send my kids to is the thing closest to the public school that I went to that I could find. And that’s why I send my kids to private school," said Damon.
"I wish I didn't have to, it’s expensive, and I also want my kids to be part of their local community, and not have to commute to somewhere else to go to school," said Damon.

"That was a criticism I think it was Jeb Bush tweeted that, and then he retracted it pretty quickly," said Damon.

In August, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush sent a tweet that read, "Matt Damon Refuses to Enroll Kids in Los Angeles Public Schools. Choice ok for Damon, why not everyone else?"

Bush sent his sons to Florida private schools, Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, and Bolles School in Jacksonville, according to The Washington Post.

The former governor then sent a second tweet, noting, "(Education reform advocate) @kevinpchavous challenges Matt Damon to join him in making sure low-income families have #schoolchoice."

"Although I'd eat my shoe if he could name a Bush that ever even walked into a public school, but that’s another story," said Damon. "Maybe I will. Billy Bush, maybe he’ll call me up, ‘Man, I went to public school.’"

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